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hello

i use emacs at work (pc) and at home (mac) and want to use the same .emacs
file with some conditionals.

so how do i find out if emacs runs on the pc or onthe mac?

cheers, leo

ps: first attempt was the variable window-system, but that doesn't work when
i invoke emacs as a terminal app.